edu 2015 spring exam quant fin invest core errata

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An Introduction to the Mathematics of

Financial DerivativesErrata

Ali Hirsa and Salih N. Neftci

2. A Primer on the Arbitrage Theorem

Page 22 — [Typographical error]

Four lines below the first equation

“the right-hand side of (2.48) will be negative and the equality will not besatisfied with positive.”

should be

“the right-hand side of (2.48) will be negative and the equality will not besatisfied with positive ψ1, ψ2.”


Three lines below the second equation

“Eq.(2.48) will not be satisfied with positive,”

should be

“Eq.(2.48) will not be satisfied with positive ψ1, ψ2,”


Two lines above the third equation

“Thus, we see that the existence of positive”

should be

“Thus, we see that the existence of positive ψ1, ψ2”


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Last sentence before subsection 2.3.1

“role played by the”

should be

“role played by ψi in the”


In the statement of Theorem 2

“exists a > 0”

should be

“exists a ψ > 0”

Page 30 — [Formula reference]

In the statement of Theorem 2

“If the condition in (2.77) is true, then there are no arbitrage opportunities.”

should be

“If the condition in (2.79) is true, then there are no arbitrage opportunities.”


Last sentence before formula (2.82)“state-price vector”

should be

“state-price vector ψ”

3. Review of Deterministic Calculus

Page 36 — [Correction]

Formula (3.13)

0 = t0, . . . , tn

should be

0 = t0 < t1 < t2 < · · · < tn = T


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Formula (3.14)

f : [0.T ] → Rshould be

f : [0, T ] → R

Page 44 — [Formula references]

reference to formula – three lines below equation (3.42)

“Then the expectation of the term in (3.43)”

should be

“Then the expectation of the term in (3.42)”


reference to formula – eight lines below equation (3.42)

“the same conditional expectation of the term in (3.42) will. . . ”

should be

“the same conditional expectation of the term in (3.41) will. . . ”


Below formula (3.49)max

i|ti − ti−1|

should be

maxi|ti − ti−1| → 0


Below formula (3.57)

“f (.) is random while f (.) is ”should be

“f (.) is random while h(.) is ”


On the left column

all five references to formula (3.65)

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should be

references to formula (3.64)



“solves the ODE in (3.78) in that plugging it into (3.80) satisfies the equality(3.78).”

should be

“solves the ODE in (3.81) in that plugging it into (3.83) satisfies the equality(3.81).”

5. Tools in Probability Theory

Page 82 — [Clarification]


“Here represents”

should be

“Here [S t0+(i+1)∆ − S t0+i∆] represents”Page 82 — [Formula reference]

Three lines below formula (5.61)

“Hence, in taking a limit of (5.57), a new type of convergence”

should be

“Hence, in taking a limit of (5.60), a new type of convergence”

6. Martingale and Martingale RepresentationsPage 90 — [Formula references]


“Probability distributions that convert equations such as (6.12) into equalitiessuch as (6.13)”

should be

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“Probability distributions that convert equations such as (6.11) into equalitiessuch as (6.12)”

Page 98 – [Formula references]

Above formula (6.69)

“Using (6.64) on the right-hand side of (6.65)”

should be

“Using (6.67) on the right-hand side of (6.68)”


Four lines below formula (6.105)

“we can use the decomposition in (6.102), along with (6.99)”

should be

“we can use the decomposition in (6.105), along with (6.102)”


Left column top

“. . . used to define the stochastic integral in (6.106)?”

should be

“. . . used to define the stochastic integral in (6.109)?”


Right column

“We can now substitute recursively for the left-hand side using Eq.(6.107). . . Aclose look at the expression (6.108). . . ”

should be

“We can now substitute recursively for the left-hand side using Eq.(6.110) . . . A

close look at the expression (6.111). . . ”


The seven formula references

“It turns out that this equation can be obtained from (6.109). Note that inEq.(6.110), it is as if we are applying the conditional expectation operatorEQt [·] to both sides of Eq.(6.109) after normalizing the C t by Bt,...This sug-

gests a way of obtaining the pricing Eq.(6.110). . . we can then try to find anormalization that can satisfy the conditions in (6.111) and (6.112) under the

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risk-neutral measure. . . The discrete equivalent of the martingale representa-tion in (6.109) is then given by the following equation. . . ”

should be

“It turns out that this equation can be obtained from (6.112). Note that inEq.(6.113), it is as if we are applying the conditional expectation operatorEQt [·] to both sides of Eq.(6.112) after normalizing the C t by Bt,...This sug-

gests a way of obtaining the pricing Eq.(6.113). . . we can then try to find anormalization that can satisfy the conditions in (6.114) and (6.115) under therisk-neutral measure. . . The discrete equivalent of the martingale representa-tion in (6.112) is then given by the following equation. . . ”


Right column

“Applying this to the second and third terms on the right-hand side of (6.119). . . Thus(6.119) can be rewritten as. . . ”

should be

“Applying this to the second and third terms on the right-hand side of (6.122). . . Thus(6.122) can be rewritten as. . . ”


The six formula references“looking for a method to determine an arbitrage-free value for this term thatsatisfies the pricing Eq.(6.110). . . Hence, the first bracketed term has some sim-ilarities to the Dt term in the martingale representation (6.109). . . to Eq.(6.124)and hope to end up with something like..The bracketed terms in (6.124)will not. . . we can divide the {C t, Bt, S t} in (6.124) by another arbitrage-freeprice. . . We now show how these steps can be applied to Eq.(6.124).”

should be

“looking for a method to determine an arbitrage-free value for this term that

satisfies the pricing Eq.(6.113). . . Hence, the first bracketed term has some sim-ilarities to the Dt term in the martingale representation (6.112). . . to Eq.(6.127)and hope to end up with something like..The bracketed terms in (6.127)will not. . . we can divide the {C t, Bt, S t} in (6.127) by another arbitrage-freeprice. . . We now show how these steps can be applied to Eq.(6.127).”


The three formula references

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“. . . the unwanted bracketed terms in (6.124). . . applying the operator EQt [·] toEq.(6.132) gives. . . how do we eliminate this last bracketed term in Eq.(6.136). . . ”

should be

“. . . the unwanted bracketed terms in (6.127). . . applying the operator EQt [·] toEq.(6.135) gives. . . how do we eliminate this last bracketed term in Eq.(6.138). . . ”


Formula (6.140)

EQt

n∑i=0

(∆αti)

B̃ti+1 + (∆αti)S̃ ti

should be

n∑i=0

(∆αti)

B̃ti+1 + (∆αti)S̃ ti

= 0


The two formula references

“This gives the pricing Eq.(6.124). . . This equation has the same form as (6.106)”

should be

“This gives the pricing Eq.(6.127). . . This equation has the same form as (6.109)”

7. Differentiation in Stochastic Environments


Formula (7.9), the last term on the right hand side

1

3

(∆x)3

should be1

3!f xxx(∆x)

3


Left column, the eighth line

“the ratio of ∆W k to”

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should be

“the ratio of ∆W k to”

8. The Wiener Process, Lévy Processes, and Rare

Events in Financial Markets


The five formula references

“The left-hand side of Eq.(8.17) is simply the weighted average of squared

derivations from the mean. . . the left-hand side of (8.17) is a sum of m fi-nite. . . Equation (8.18) says that all terms such as are linear functions of h. . . According to Eqs.(8.22) and (8.23). . . ”

should be

“The left-hand side of Eq.(8.23) is simply the weighted average of squaredderivations from the mean. . . the left-hand side of (8.23) is a sum of m fi-nite. . . Equation (8.24) says that all terms such as are linear functions of h. . . According to Eqs.(8.28) and (8.29). . . ”


Above formula (8.30)

“The variance of ∆W k in (8.18) is made of terms such as. . . ”

should be

“The variance of ∆W k in (8.24) is made of terms such as. . . ”


Formula (8.39)1

2 ≥ri ≥

0

should be

1

2 ≥ ri > 0


Formula (8.43)

limh→0

wi = limh→0

w̄i√

h

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should be

limh→0 wi = limh→0 w̄i√ h = 0Page 136 — [Positioning of footnote]

Footnote 20

after Item 2 “. . . instant h.20”

should be

after Item 1 “. . . with probability very close to 1.20”


The eight formula references

“This is the case because on the right-hand side of Eqs (8.74-8.76) there isno dependence. . . as modeled in (8.74-8.76). . . with a parameterization suchas in Eq.(8.73). . . in place of Eqs.(8.74-8.76) we assume that . . . according to(8.80)...”

should be

“This is the case because on the right-hand side of Eqs (8.79-8.81) there isno dependence. . . as modeled in (8.79-8.81). . . with a parameterization such

as in Eq.(8.78). . . in place of Eqs.(8.79-8.81) we assume that . . . according to(8.85)...”


Five lines below formula (8.81)

“there is no dependence on S i, i = 1, . . . , i .”

should be

“there is no dependence on S i, i = 0, . . . , n .”

Page 142 — [Formula references]After Equation (8.98)

“Replacing this and the values of u, d, p in both (8.91) and (8.92) we can get”

should be

“Replacing this and the values of u, d, p in both (8.96) and (8.97) we can get”


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Three lines after Equation (8.98)

“In other words, with u,d, p, given in Eqs. (8.74-8.76)”

should be

“In other words, with u,d, p, given in Eqs. (8.79-8.81)”


The line after Equation (8.101)

“It can be shown that if we adopt the parametrization in (8.74) and (8.75)that corresponds to normal events”

should be

“It can be shown that if we adopt the parametrization in (8.79) and (8.80)that corresponds to normal events”


Three lines after Equation (8.102)

“. . . the parameterization in (8.78) and (8.79) that corresponds to rare eventsis adopted...”

should be

“. . . the parameterization in (8.83) and (8.84) that corresponds to rare eventsis adopted...”

10. ITÔ’s Lemma


Formula (10.17),

∆F (k) = F s

akh + σk∆W k

+ F t[h] + 1

2F ss

akh + σk∆W k

2+

1

2F tt[h] + F st

h(akh + σk∆W k)

+ R

should be

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∆F (k) = F sa

kh + σ

k∆W

k

+ F t[h] + 1

2F ss

akh + σk∆W k

2+

1

2F tt[h

2] + F st

h

akh + σk∆W k

+ R


Two paragraphs below formula (10.17)

“. . . and the effects of change in the underlying asset’s price, F sth(akh +σk∆W k)

.”

should be

“. . . and the effects of change in the underlying asset’s price, F s

akh+σk∆W k

.”


Formula(10.18)

f (S ) − f (S 0) = ∆f = f s(S 0)∆S + 12

f ss(S 0)∆S 2 +

1

3f sss(S 0)∆S

3

should be

f (S ) − f (S 0) = ∆f = f s(S 0)∆S + 12!

f ss(S 0)∆S 2 +

1

3!f sss(S 0)∆S

3 + R


Formula (10.30) and (10.34), the term

1

2F ss

akh

2

h +

(σk∆W k)2

h +

2akσkh∆W kh

2

should be

1

2F ss

a2kh

2

h +

(σk∆W k)2

h +

2akσkh∆W kh


Formula (10.44)σ(I t, t) = 1

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should beσ(I t, t) = 2W t


Formula (10.53)

+1

2

∫ 20

dt

should be

+1

2 ∫ t

0

ds


Formula (10.55)

−12

∫ 20

dt

should be

−1

2t


Formula (10.69)

dF t = F tdt + F s1dS 1 + F s2dS 2

+ 1

2

F s1s1dS

21 + F s2s2dS

22 + F s1s2dS 1dS 2

should be

dF t = F tdt + F s1dS 1 + F s2dS 2

+ 1

2

F s1s1dS

21 + F s2s2dS

22 + 2F s1s2dS 1dS 2


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Formula (10.74)

dS 1(t)2

dS 2(t)2

=

σ11(t)σ21(t) + σ12(t)σ22(t)

dtshould be

dS 1(t)dS 2(t) =

σ11(t)σ21(t) + σ12(t)σ22(t)

dt


Formula (10.78)

dF t = F tdt + F rdr + F RdR

+ 12

F rr(σ

211 + σ

212) + F RR(σ

221 + σ

222)

+ F rR(σ11σ21 + σ12σ22)]dt

should be

dF t = F tdt + F rdr + F RdR

+ 1

2F rr(σ211 + σ

212) + F RR(σ

221 + σ

222)

+ 2F rR(σ11σ21 + σ12σ22)]dt


Problem 3(c)

“...contain the term, what ...”

should be

“. . . contain the 1

2

σ2t term, what . . . ”

11. The Dynamics of Derivative Prices


Formula (11.14)

dS t = a(S t, t)dt + σ(S t, t)d W̃ t

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should be

dS̃ t = a( S̃ t, t)dt + σ( S̃ t, t)d W̃ t


Formula (11.24)

dS t = µS tdt + σS tdW t

should be

dS t = µS tdt + σS tdW t, t ∈ [0,∞)


Formula (11.29) ∫ t0

σdW u = µt + σW t

should be ∫ t0

1

S udS u = µt + σW t


Second line after (11.30)

“ . . . a and of time t . . . ”

should be

“ . . . a and σ, of time t . . . ”


Formula (11.39)

eσW T

should be

eσW T


Right column, four lines above Equation (11.40)

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“.. . expectation in two . . . ”

should be

“. . . expectation E t[eσW T ] in two . . . ”


Formula (11.40)

Et

eσW t

=

∫ ∞−∞

eσW T f (W T |W t)dW T should be

EteσW T = ∫ ∞

−∞eσW T f (W T

|W t)dW T


Formula (11.44)

Zt = Z 0 + σ

∫ t0

eσW sdW s +

∫ 1

2σ2eσW sds

should be

Z t = Z 0 + σ

∫ t0

eσW sdW s +

∫ t0

1

2σ2eσW sds


Formula (11.46)

E

∫ t0

eσW sdW s

should be

E

∫ t0

eσW sdW s

= 0


Formula (11.47)

E[Z t] = 1 +

∫ 1

2σ2E[Z t]ds

should be

E[Z t] = 1 +

∫ t0

1

2σ2E[Z s]ds

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Below (11.50)

“Going back to Et[S t]”

should be

“Going back to Et[S T ]”


Formula (11.51)

Et[S t] =

S 0e

(r− 12

σ2)T

E[Z t]

should be

Et[S T ] =

S 0e

(r−12

σ2)T

Et[Z T ]


Formula (11.52)

Et[S t] =

S 0e

(r− 12

σ2)T

eσW te

1

2σ2(T −t)

should be

Et[S T ] =

S 0e

(r− 12

σ2)T

eσW te

1

2σ2(T −t)

Page 187-189 — [Equation renumbering]

Number the equation above Formula (11.53) as new (11.53) and consequently add oneto every following equation/formula number until (11.65), and remove the number forthe original equation (11.65). Equation numbers starting from Section 11.4.2 shouldremain the same.


Formula (11.54) (Originally Formula (11.53) before equation renumbering)

S ter(T −t)

should be

Et[S T ] = S ter(T −t)


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Formula (11.69)dS t

S t= µS t + σS t

should be

dS tS t

= µdt + σdW t


Left column, three lines below (11.73)

“. . . proportional instead of being . . . ”

should be“. . . proportional to

√ S t instead of being . . . ”


Right column, the equation after (11.79)

dσt = λ(σ0 − σt)dt + ασtdW tshould be

dσt = λ(σ0−

σt)dt + ασtdW 2t


Right column, before the last line

“Note what Eq.(11.80) says . . . ”

should be

“Note what the above equation says . . . ”


Left column, last equation

f (x; σ,ν,θ) =

∫ ∞0

φ(θg,σ2g) × gamma

= (t

ν , ν )dg

∫ ∞0

1

σ√

2πg exp(−(x − θg)

2

2σ2g )

gt/ν −1e−g/ν

ν t/ν Γ(t/ν ) dg

should be

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f (x; σ,ν,θ) =∫ ∞0 φ(θg,σ

2

g) × gamma(t

ν , ν )dg

=

∫ ∞0

1

σ√

2πg exp(−(x − θg)

2

2σ2g )

gt/ν −1e−g/ν

ν t/ν Γ(t/ν ) dg


Left column, second to last paragraph,

“. . . relative to the normal for the return distribution . . . ”

should be

“. . . relative to the return for the normal distribution . . . ”


Problem 3, in the equation, the term

+0.05σS tdW t

should be

+0.05S tdW t

12. Pricing Derivative Products: Partial Differen-

tial Equations


Equation (12.24) is correct by Itô’s product rule


Equation above (12.25), the term

σdW t

should be

σS tdW t


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Left column, third line

“. . . additional term.”

should be

“. . . additional term S 2t F ss(σdW t + (µ − r))dt.”Page 202 — [Correction]

Left column, second equation

EP

...

should be

EQ

...


Formula (12.31) the term

F s(X, t) and F ss(X, t)

should be

F X (X, t) and F XX (X, t)


Left column, line after (12.37)

F (Sl,t)

should be

F (S t, t)


Formula (12.38)

F (S 5, 5) = 6 − 3S 5should be

F (S 5, 5) = 6 − 2S 5

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13. PDEs and PIDEs—An Application


Formula (13.3), the term

+rF tS t

should be

+rF sS t


Formula (13.6)

F (S t, t) = S tN (d1) + Ke−r(T −t)N (d2)

should be

F (S t, t) = S tN (d1) −Ke−r(T −t)N (d2)


In Formula (13.10)

σ = 0.080

should be

σ = 0.80


Formula (13.11)

B(130, 0.2)

should be

B = F (130, 0.2)

Page 217 — [Figure reference]

Right column, fourth line

“Figure 8”

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should be

“Figure 13.6”


Right column, the line after (13.33)

“Putting this together with (13.14) . . . ”

should be

“Putting this together with (13.31) . . . ”

Page 221 — [Positioning of footnote]

Left column, Footnote 4

marked in the third paragraph of section 13.6.1, “. . . during the life of theoption.4”

should be

marked at the end of the second paragraph in section 13.6.1, “. . . observedduring the life of the option.4”


In Formula (13.44), use the fact that we denote σt = σS t to re-write the term

1

2σ2t F ss

as

1

2F ssσ

2S 2t


Right column, fourth line before section 13.7.3

“. . . by solving recursively the (system of ) equations in (13.30).”

should be

“. . . by solving recursively the (system of ) equations in (13.47).”


Left column, second line before section 13.7.4

“Using these boundary values in Eq.(13.30), we can. . . ”

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should be

“Using these boundary values in Eq.(13.47), we can. . . ”


Exercise 2, in the question the term

e−rtX t

should be

e−rtX t


Exercise 2(a)

E

X t|X s, s < t

= e−rtX s

should be

E p

e−rtX t|X s, s < t

= e−rsX s


Exercise 2(b), the term

E

X t|X s, s < t

should be

E

e−rtX t|X s, s < t


Exercise 2(b) & 2(d), in the comment,

e−rtX t

should be

e−rtX t

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14. Pricing Derivative Products: Equivalent Mar-

tingale Measures


Left column, three lines after Equation (14.21)

“. . . a new random variable. This. . . ”

should be

“. . . a new random variable R̃t = Rt + µ. This...”


Right column, second paragraph fourth line

E[.]

should be

Et[.]


Formula (14.28) right-hand side

1 + rt

should be

µ + rt


Left column, second line,

“. . . and is the . . . ”

should be

“...and 1(1+rt)

is the .. . ”


Left column, Footnote 5, in the equation’s denominator,

E[R]t

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should be

E[Rt]


In Formula (14.57), for all three places

[µ1, µ1]

should be

[µ1, µ2]


The line after (14.58)(z 1t, z 2t)

should beQ(z 1t, z 2t)


Formulas (14.68), (14.69), (14.70), and (14.71), the term

dξ (z t)

should beξ (z t)


Left column, second line below (14.69)

“. . . measure with . . . ”

should be

“...measure Q with . . . ”


Left column, second paragraph below (14.69), in the second line

“...derivative of with ...”

should be

“. . . derivative of Q with . . . ”

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Right column, line before (14.74),

“. . . two measures; and P . . . ”

should be

“. . . two measures Q and P . . . ”


Formulas (14.76), (14.77) and (14.84),

t ∈ [0,∞)

should bet ∈ [0, T ]


Right column, second paragraph after 3., second line,

“. . . drift under P, hence can be ...”

should be

“. . . drift under P. Hence, W ∗t can be ...”


Right column, third paragraph after 3., first line

“Also, because contains . . . ”

should be

“Also, because W ∗t contains ...”


Formula (14.102) and (14.103), on the right-hand side

S

should beS t



− 1σ2

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should be

−

1

σ

2



− 1σ2

should be

− 1σ2


Formula (14.110), on the right hand side, the term

rt∆

should bert∆ + 1


Left column, seventh line after (14.112)

Q

should beS jT


Formula (14.132)EP[Zt]

should beEP[Zt] = 1


Right column, two lines before (14.142)

“Note that by definition 0 ≤ Zt”should be

“Note that by definition 0 ≤ Zt”

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Formulas (14.143) and (14.144), the term

dW t

should be

out of the exponent term

15. Equivalent Martingale Measures


Formula (15.1) the termer(T −t)

should bee−r(T −t)


Formula (15.2) the termσt

should be σ2t


Formula (15.37) and (15.38), the term

e−rt

should bee−r(t−u)


Left column, second line from the bottom,

“. . . with in (15.47).”

should be

“...with W ∗t in (15.47).”

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Right column, second to third lines of the first paragraph

“. . . substituting in place of W t . . . ”

should be

“. . . substituting W ∗t in place of W t . . . ”


Right column, next to last line of the first paragraph

“...error terms will ...”

should be

“...error terms dW ∗t will . . .”


Formula (15.50), the termS tdt

should bedt


In Formulas (15.60), (15.65), (15.68), (15.69), and (15.71), the term

e− 1

2πσ2T (Y T −(r− 12σ

2)T )2

should bee−

1

2σ2T (Y T −(r−12σ

2)T )2


In Formula (15.76), in both placesdY T

should bedZ



e−1

2(Z −σ

√ T )2

should bee−

1

2(Z +σ

√ T )2

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Formula (15.83),

= S 0

∫ d2+σ√ T

−∞

1√ 2π

e−1

2H 2dH

should be

= S 0

∫ d2+σ√ T −∞

1√ 2π

e−12

H 2dH = S 0N (d1)


Formula (15.90), the term[µt

−r]S tdt

should be[µt − rS t]dt


Formula (15.91), the term[µt − r] > 0

should be[µt − rS t] > 0


Left column, in Footnote 5, the term

µtdt

should beµtdt


Formula (15.106), (15.109), and (15.110), the term

1

2F ssσ

2t dt

should be1

2F ssσ

2t


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Formula (15.108)

d[e−rtF (S t, t)] = e−rt− rF + F t + F sµ + 12 F ssσ2t dt − µt − rS tσt dt + e−rtF sσtdW ∗t

should be

d[e−rtF (S t, t)] = e−rt−rF +F t +F sµt + 1

2F ssσ

2t dt−σtF s(

µt − rS tσt

)

dt+e−rtF sσtdW

∗t


Formula (15.112), the term1

2F ssσ

2t dt

should be1

2F ssσ

2t


Formula (15.113)

dX t = µt − rS t

σt

should be

dX t = µt − rS t

σtdt


Formula (15.114)

e−rtF (S t, t) = F (S 0, 0) +

∫ t0

e−ru−rF + F t + 1

2F ssσ

2u + F srS u

du +

∫ t0

e−ruσuF sdW ∗t

should be

e−rtF (S t, t) = F (S 0, 0) +

∫ t0

e−ru−rF + F t + 1

2F ssσ

2u + F srS u

du +

∫ t0

e−ruσuF sdW ∗u


Second last line, the termµt

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should be

µt


Formula (15.115)

EQ[e∫ t

0(F se−ruσu)2du]

should beEQ[e

∫ t

0(F se−ruσu)2du] < ∞


Formula (15.116) ∫ t0

F se−ruσudu

should be ∫ t0

F se−ruσudW

∗u


Formula (15.118)

−rF + F t + 12F ssσ2u + F srS u = 0 0 ≤ S t, 0 ≤ t ≤ T should be

−rF + F t + 12F ssσ2t + F srS t = 0 0 ≤ S t, 0 ≤ t ≤ T

16. New Results and Tools for Interest-Sensitive

Securities


Right column, in the equation before (16.2), the term

(a(rt, t) − λtσ(rt, t)dt)

should be(a(rt, t) − λtσ(rt, t))dt

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17. Arbitrage Theorem in a New Setting


Left column, third paragraph

“which by definingQµ = (1 + r∆)ψ

µ

gaveQd = (1 + r∆)ψ

d

”

should be

“which by definingQµ = (1 + r∆)ψ

µ

andQd = (1 + r∆)ψ

d

gave1 = Qµ + Qd

”


Left column, Footnote 3

“It is assumed that there is no default risk in this time setting.”

should be

“It is assumed that there is no default risk in this setting.”


The following footnote should be added after the third line on the left column after“there are four possibilities here.”

Under some conditions the forward contracts may involve an immediate settlementat time t2. Then, the payment (receipt) will equal the present value of the difference,and will be given by

F t − Lt21 + Lt2

This is the case, for example, for most Forward Rate Agreements, traded in themarket. But, because this type of settlement will involve a ratio of two random

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variables, they will introduce some further complications, called the FRA-adjustment.By assuming that the contract is settled at time t3 we avoid such nonlinearities at

this initial stage. In addition, most interest-rate derivatives settle in-arrears anyway.Page 286 — [Typographical error]

Two occurrences below Equation (17.25), one below Equation (17.28), and one in theEquation (17.29)

F ti

should beF t1


Right column, third line after (17.52),

“. . . and the K is the Libor rate realized at time t2”

should be

“. . . and the Lt2 is the Libor rate realized at time t2”


Left column, last paragraph fifth and eleventh lines,

Bs

t2

should beBst1


Left column, second paragraph in Section 17.3.3

C ijt2

should be

C ijt3


Right column, in the first and second paragraph in Subsection 17.3.3.1,

∆

should beδ

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Page 295 — [Formula reference & Typographical error]

Right column, below (17.106)

“How can this price be zero given the formula in (17.56)? Because F l is . . . ”

should be

“How can this price be zero given the formula in (17.105)? Because F t is . . . ”


Left column, third line,

“. . . risk-neutral measure Black-Scholes framework . . . ”

should be

“. . . risk-neutral measure Q. Black-Scholes framework . . . ”


Left column, first paragraph last line

“. . . and we cannot use Eq.(17.59) under Q”

should be

“. . . and we cannot use Eq.(17.108) under Q”

Page 297 — [Typographical error]Right column, two lines below (17.114)

“. . . once they are normalized by the Bl”

should be

“. . . once they are normalized by the Bt”


Equation (17.115), the term

1Bst

1Bt

should be 1Bst

1Bt


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Equation (17.116), the term

1Bst

1Bt

should be BtBst

18. Modeling Term Structure and Related Con-

cepts


Right column, Definition 22,

B(t, T )

should be

R(t, T )

Page 305 — [Typographical error]Formula (18.9), the term

e−r(t,T )

should be

e−r(T −t)


Left column, second to third line,

“...can invest dollars in a ...”should be

“. . . can invest e−r(T −t) dollars in a . . . ”


Right column, third line, the term

e−r(t,T )t

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Left column, five occurrences of the term

e−r(t.T )



Left column, second to third line,

“...and invest of the proceeds ...”

should be

“. . . and invest e−r(T −t) of the proceeds ...”


Left column, tenth line,

“...borrow dollars ...”

should be

“...borrow e−r(T −t) dollars . . . ”


Formula (18.14)

B (t, t + 3∆) = EQ

1

(1 + rt∆) (1 + rt+∆∆) . . . (1 + rt+n∆∆)

should be

B (t, t + n∆) = EQ

1

(1 + rt∆) (1 + rt+∆∆) . . . (1 + rt+n∆∆)


Right-hand side of Formula (18.16), the last term

e−rt+ν∆∆

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should be

e−rt+n∆∆


Right column, two lines after (18.24),

“discount the to time t”

should be

“discount the B∗t+∆ to time t”


Left column, two lines after (18.26),

“amount at a rate”

should be

“amount B∗t at a rate”


The term in Formula (18.28),t + (n − 1∆)

should bet + (n − 1)∆


One line above Equation (18.35),

“Then writing the formula (18.32) twice:”

should be

“Then writing the formula (18.33) twice:”


Right column, five lines after (18.41),

“. . . Eq.(18.39) and assuming that some technical . . . ”

should be

“. . . Eq.(18.40) and assuming that some technical . . . ”

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Page 312–313 — [Correction]

Formulas (18.48) to (18.51), a negative sign is missing in terms eα(s−t) and e2α(s−t)

eα(s−t) and e2α(s−t)

should be

e−α(s−t) and e−2α(s−t)

19. Classical and HJM Approach to Fixed Income


Left column, equation on line 6,

B(t, T ) = e−∫ T

t rsds

should beB(t, T ) = e−

∫ T

t F (t,s)ds


Formula (19.9)a (rt, t) = µrt, σ (rt, t) = σrt, V t = W t

should bea (rt, t) = µrt, b (rt, t) = σrt, V t = W t


Left column, second equation

C(rt, Rt, t) = G(rT , RT , T )

should beC(rT , RT , T ) = G(rT , RT , T )


Right column, six lines below (19.13)

“adopt the notation Bt = B(t, T ) . . . ”

should be

“adopt the notation Bt = B(t, T ) . . . ”

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Right column, two lines below (19.14),

“real-world probability Q.”

should be

“real-world probability P.”


Formula (19.20)

dF (t , T, T + ∆) = 1

2∆

σ (t, T + ∆, B (t, T + ∆))2

− σ (t , T, B (, t , T ))2

dt

+ 1

2∆ [σ (t, T + ∆, B (t, T + ∆)) − σ (t , T, B (, t , T ))] dW t

should be

dF (t , T, T + ∆) = 1

2∆

σ (t, T + ∆, B (t, T + ∆))2 − σ (t , T, B (, t , T ))2 dt

+ 1

∆ [σ (t, T + ∆, B (t, T + ∆)) − σ (t , T, B (, t , T ))] dW t


Equation (19.22) and the line below it

“dF (t, T ) = a(F (t, T ), T )dt + b(F (t, T ), T )dW t

where the a(F (t, T ), T ) and b(F (t, T ), T ) are . . . ”

should be

“dF (t, T ) = a(F (t, T ), t)dt + b(F (t, T ), t)dW t

where the a(F (t, T ), t) and b(F (t, T ), t) are . . . ”


Formula (19.26)

rt = F (0, T ) +

∫ t0

b(s, T )

∫ T s

b(s, u)du

ds +

∫ t0

b(s, T )dW s

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should be

rt = F (0, t) +∫ t0

b(s, t)∫ t

sb(s, u)du

ds +

∫ t0

b(s, t)dW s


Right column, two lines above equation (19.27)

“. . . some future spot rate rt . . . ”

should be

“. . . some future spot rate rτ . . . ”


Formula (19.30) and (19.31) ∫ t0

µ(rs, τ )ds

or ∫ t0

b(rs, t)dW s

should be

∫ t

0

µ(rs, s)ds

or ∫ t0

b(rs, s)dW s



rt = rt−∆ + α(κ − rt)∆ + σ(W t − W t−∆)

should be

rt = rt−∆ + α(κ − rt−∆)∆ + σ(W t − W t−∆)Page 330 — [Typographical error]

Left column, Exercise 3(a),

“i = 03”

should be

“i = 0”

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